Barbed wire dispensing and reeling device



Oct. 24, 1961 D. o. HYDE BARBED WIRE DISPENSING AND REELING DEVICE FiledSept. 13, 1957 Dayton 0- Hyde 1N VEN TOR United States Patent 3,005,600BARBED WIRE DISPENSING AND REELING DEVICE Dayton 0. Hyde, Yamsay Ranch,Box 81, Chiloqnin, Oreg. Filed Sept. 13, 1957, Ser. No. 683,726 3Claims. (Cl. 242-94) This invention relates to a device for bothdispensing and'reeling barbed wire for many purposes.

In the construction of barbed wire fences, the method used fordispensing the wire required two men. They carried a roll of wiresuspended on an axle between them, the wire being paid out from thereel. The dispensing of wire was further complicated by the fact thatthe wire tended to be discharged faster than the men traveled. Moreover,the wire tended to fly ofi? of the end of the spool resulting in tornclothing and a loosely laid wire. Accordingly, it is an object of myinvention to provide a dispenser by which one man can handle a roll ofwire with no lifting. less slack in that the dispenser travels at theexact speed of the operator.

The ordinary method of laying several rolls of wire at the same timeinvolves the placement of the two or more rolls on an axle that isusually in the bed of a pickup truck. Laying the wires above the groundlevel results in all of the evils of the old two-man method plus atendency for the wire to tangle. It was necessary for a man to sit inthe back of the truck and brake the rolls of wire Moreover, the wire islaid with far when they would spin too fast and to be ever watchful forsnares. Qftenbarbed wire will catch for a moment and then cause therolls to spin violently when they become free.

Accordingly, it is a further object of this invention to provide a wiredispenser unit that requires only a driver for the pickup truck or someother type of vehicle, in that the wire has no tendency to spin, thelines are laid from the bottom of rolls tightly on the ground, neatlyand without a chance to tangle. When one dispenser runs out of wire itis possible to remove the individual spool or reel and replace the emptyspool with a full one instead of reloading the entire axle to haveaccess to a single empty spool.

A more particular object of the invention is to provide a barbed wiredispenser which is capable of doubling as a reeling device for taking upwire, the dispenser consisting of one or more frames or arms that arepivoted at one end so that they are capable of rising and falling withthe swells or irregularities of the terrain. The spools or reels of wireare used as wheels to contact the ground as the support or supports arepropelled forwardly in a direction to unwind the reels at the exactnecessary speed for having tight wires that are to be used for fencing.When the diameter of the roll of wire becomes small, the reels arecapable of slipping slightly on the ground, assuring always to have aneat, tight wire for correct fencing. When rolls of barbed wire arebeing dispensed, the contact of the barbs with the surface over whichthe reel travels provides traction for the dispenser.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device for dispensingbarbed wire where the wire is to be used for fencing. The wire is feddirectly from the reels, and they are supported for ground contact bymeans of supports which are detachable from a coupling bar so that oneor more of them may be detached whenever it is desirable to run the wireout by hand or to facilitate placing the roll of wire on the dispenseraxle.

A further object of the invention is to provide a wire dispensing devicewhich can be used for dispensing other items such as cable, rope or anyother elongated flexible ice . V 2 product that has need for dispensingor reeling in the manner described herein. The device is capable of easyconversion to-a reeling device which may use the power of amotor,-engine or may be manually operated.

These together with other objects and advantages which will becomesubsequently apparent reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

' FIGUREl is a perspective view of a device for dispensing wire or likeproduct, this view showing three arms capable of supporting three reels,although it is understood that this view schematically represents anynumber of such arms and reels;

FIGURE 2 is a top view of the coupling bar in FIG- URE 1, this viewshowing only two arms that are carried by the coupling bar;

FIGURE 3. is a perspective view of one of the support arms that is offrame construction, this view showing the device used for reeling ratherthan dispensing;

I FIGURE 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 4-4 or'FIGURE. 2; and

FIGURE 5 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 55 of FIGURE 2and on enlarged scale.

In the accompanying drawing there is shown a coupling bar 10 that has atongue 12. fixed to it intermediate its ends.. The tongue is attachedtoa drawbar 14 which schematically representsthe drawbar of a tractor, thebumper of a motor vehicle or some other convenient part of any vehicleby which to tow the device. The coupling bar is of tubular stock and hasan elongate upwardly opening slot 16 between its ends. The rear wall ofthe slot has its uper edge broken by a group of upwardly opening notches18, said rear wall and notches 18 forming a plurality of upwardlyopening hooks. Support arms 20, 22 and 24 respectively are attached tothe coupling bar 10 in such a way that they are capable of being drawnwith the coupling bar in response to forward progress of the motorvehicle. Typical support arm 20 is made of a pair of sides 28 and 30together with transverse end bars 32 and 34. A single cross member 36 isattached to the sides 28 and 30 for strength of construction. Transversebar 32 is rigid with the sides 28 and 30, but bar 34 is rotatable andfunctions as an axle. It may be constructed of a bolt that is passedthrough eyes 40' and 42 at the outer ends of sides 28 and 30. Bar 32seats in the bore of the tubular coupling bar 10 and functions as afulcrum about which the support 20 can oscillate. The inner ends ofsides 28 and 30 rest in a pair of notches 18 to prevent the support fromsliding from end to end in slot 16, but there is ample clearance for thesupport 20 to oscillate up and down in accordance with irregularities ofthe terrain. Washers 44 and 46 can be used to back up the head and nutrespectively of the bolt fro-m which the reel axle is constructed.

The reels R are mounted for rotation on the axles of the supports and asthe supports together with the coupling bar 10 with which they areconnected, are moved by the motor vehicle or otherwise propelled in aforward direction, the reels dispense the wire, cable, rope or likeproduct therefrom. It is understood that any number from one to amaximum of usually five or six, arms such as at 20, 22 or 24, may bedrawn by a coupling bar 10 simultaneously for the dispensing of wire.

Similarly, one or more of the arms 20, 22 or 24 may be used for reelingthe wire. This is shown in FIG- URE 3 where typical arm 20 is fittedwith a crank 50 on the end of the rod 34 that functions as an axle.Plate 52 is secured, for example by being welded or by a set screw, tothe axle 34 and has holes by which to bolt the reel R thereto. The outerend of arm 20 is blocked up, this being achieved in anyflmanner such asby using post 58 which has a saddle bearing 60 at its upper end, andthis is sutlicient to hold reel R elevated from the ground. Thecrossmember' 36 seats'in the saddle bearing to make sure that theframework arm 20 is stable. Then the crank 20 can be rotated by hand toreel inrwire on reel R. The crank 58 may be substituted by an electricmotor, a gasoline engine or by any other source of mechanical orelectrical power. 3

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles ofthe invention. Further, since numerous modifications and'changes willreadily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limitthe invention to the exact construction and operation shown anddescribed, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalentsmay be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention asclaimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:' a p 1. In an apparatus fordispensing barbed wire simultaneously from a plurality of rolls, thecombination of a horizontal coupling bar having a plurality oftransversely spaced upwardly opening hooks thereon, a plurality ofelongated supporting frames each including a pair of spaced side membersand a pair of cross members connecting said side members togetherat theends thereof, the cross members at one end. of said frames beinghingedly and removably positioned in the respective hooks whereby saidframes may, rise and fall relative to said coupling bar independently ofone anothenthe cross members at the other end of said frames affordingaxles for individually rotatable barbed wire rolls, said coupling barcomprising a tube provided at the top thereof with a longitudinal slotand provided in one longitudinal edgetportion of said-slot with aplurality of notches whereby portions of the tube between said notchesconstitute said upwardly opening hooks.

2; The device as defined in claim 1 together with pairs of eyes providedon said side members at said other end of said frames, said crossmembers at said other end of the frames being rotatably and removablyjournalled in said eyes.

3. In an apparatus for dispensing barbed wire from a roll, thecombination of a horizontal coupling bar comprising a tube provided atthe top thereof with a longitudinal slot and provided in onelongitudinal edge portion of said slot with a plurality of notches,portions of said tube between said notches constituting a plurality oftransversely spaced upwardly opening hooks, and an elongated supportingframe including a pair of spaced side members and a pair of crossmembers connecting said side members together at the ends thereof, oneof said cross members being slidably positioned in said tube andretained therein by said hooks with adjacent end portions of said sidemembers selectively received in said notches whereby to releasablyprevent said one cross member from sliding in the tube and whereby toconnect said frame to said coupling bar with adjustment axially of thelatter, said one cross member also being pivotable in said tube wherebysaid frame may rise and fall relative to the coupling bar, the othercross member of said frame affording an axle for a rotatable barbed wireroll.

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